Otibaraformerly OTB Consult
Energy, solar and climate work that holds up to scrutiny.
Audits, solar, EDGE, cooling and GHG for development partners, governments and developers. Offices in Lebanon and Canada, since 2014.
Impact over nearly two decades
3,009
kWp of renewable capacity
610,376
MWh of energy saved
430,081
tCO2 avoided
764,067
m2 of floor area covered
6,891,069
m3 of water secured
17,575,162
m3 of water pumped by solar
1,601
professionals trained
1,864
hours of technical training
23
policies developed
1,791,775
people reached
Realized figures to date. Energy and carbon calculated from measured or design savings.
Green is a number, not a colour.
Nothing rounded up.
No stake in the answer.
How we help
For development programmes
Assessments, national plans and technical training.
For building owners and developers
EDGE certification, energy audits and solar design.
For companies reporting emissions
GHG inventories and ESG data ready for verification.
For lenders and climate funds
Green loan assessments, feasibility and fund proposals.
Selected work
RAC technician training
Training & capacity developmentGCF proposal, Lebanon Green Investment Facility
GHG, ESG & climateSolar energy for agriculture
Renewable energyAnnual carbon audit and GHG reporting
GHG, ESG & climateNational HFC survey
Cooling & refrigerantsSolar PV for primary health clinics
Renewable energyAppliance and lighting testing capacity
Cooling & refrigerantsEnergy training for SMEs
Training & capacity developmentGreen procurement training
Training & capacity developmentSolar PV training
Training & capacity developmentEDGE certification, Gezairi Building
Green building & EDGERefrigerator testing standard upgrade
Cooling & refrigerantsSolar water pumping review
Renewable energySolar pumping training
Training & capacity developmentPost-blast assessment teams, Beirut
Training & capacity developmentEnergy assessments for a commercial bank's green loans
Energy efficiency & auditsSolar water pumping, Kefraya
Renewable energyKigali cooling plan strategy
Cooling & refrigerantsSolar maintenance curriculum
Training & capacity developmentSolar pumping and water network, Maachouk
Renewable energySolar PV for a material recovery facility, Bechmezine
Renewable energyIndustrial energy audits, recycling value chain
Energy efficiency & auditsIndustrial energy efficiency
Energy efficiency & auditsWhat clients say
They sized the system to the water we actually needed, not to a catalogue, and stayed with it until it ran.
Five years of carbon reporting, and every figure came with its source. Our reviewers had nothing left to ask.
The audit gave our board a short list of measures, costs and paybacks we could act on, and the green loan was built on it.
The training worked because it was built around the equipment our technicians actually service, not a textbook.
They brought green design in early enough to change the building, not just the paperwork, and every measure came with its cost and payback.
The EDGE audit ran to schedule, the findings were clear, and every comment told us how to fix the issue, not just what was wrong.
Senior-led, start to sign-off
Nader Hajj Shehadeh, Principal Consultant. In energy and climate since 2007, across 12 countries.
CEM · CMVP · CEA · ISO 14064 Lead Auditor · WELL AP · EDGE Auditor · IFC EDGE Faculty · ISO 50001 Lead Auditor
The person who signs it did the work.
- One senior lead, from scoping to sign-off, backed by a specialist engineering bench
- Built for real grids: generators, rooftop solar and outages included
- Independent: no equipment sales, commissions or contractor ties